A study released on Thursday by the Alma Research and Education Center, a non-profit dedicated to researching the security challenges on Israel’s northern borders, claimed there was a definite attempt by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group to increase friction and bring about a regional confrontation beginning along the...
At Pride event hosted by embassy, Michael Herzog calls to stand up against those who spread 'intolerance and bigotry' targeting LGBTQ community in the US and Israel
Looking at more recent findings, you will find that the myth has been debunked. However, there is still confusion surrounding the use, and the conflicting evidence makes it hard to determine whether soy is a testosterone's friend or foe. So, I deep-dived into research to find out whether soy really lowers testosterone levels.
@hariette Is it possible as a user to change the background of this thread? It cannot be read with the kbin mobile webapp. It happens only with this specific thread and previous posts about Artemis.
According to a recent poll conducted by the Russian Levada Center, 68% of surveyed Russian citizens want Vladimir Putin to be re-elected in the 2024 presidential election.
After win last month by member of 'proven right-wing extremist' AfD branch, Jewish head of Thuringia domestic intelligence agency says will emigrate if party joins state gov't
Putin has been eager to retain the support of the Russian far-right — and antisemitism has been weaponised to further this agenda, writes Colin Shindler
@OldFartPhil Anyway... maybe with "intellectual property" they mean another thing? I mean... if Meta is a Twitter clone, Twitter was a identi.ca clone too.
The advertising industry has more than 650,000 labels to target people. Reading through them reveals how even the most sensitive aspects of our life are monitored. EU-based data brokers play a vital role in this system.
@bathrobe I don't know about tiktok, but I think that it is the same data that Facebook collects. And the worst is what we have at the end, "Other Data". That means, each moment Meta can decide to collect yet more things without to inform the user.
Wäre am Sonntag Landtagswahl in Thüringen, läge die AfD nach einer aktuellen Umfrage deutlich zu und wäre damit stärkste Kraft. CDU und Linke wären fast gleichauf. Eine Regierungsbildung würde sich schwierig gestalten.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that Chinese cloud computing companies like Huawei Cloud and Alibaba Cloud could pose a threat to U.S. security and vowed to review a request to add them to an export control list.
Updated June 19th, 2023 Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch it! You can download Small Is Beautiful #23 directly, and watch it with your favourite video player. Small Is Beautiful (Oct, 2022): What is the Small Web and why do we need it? Today, I want to introduce you to...
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday issued an interim order directing the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal and other relevant ministries to establish a “transitional mechanism” to ensure the registration of marriages for “same-sex and non-traditional heterosexual couples”.
Northern border tensions rise as confrontation looms, report (www.ynetnews.com)
A study released on Thursday by the Alma Research and Education Center, a non-profit dedicated to researching the security challenges on Israel’s northern borders, claimed there was a definite attempt by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group to increase friction and bring about a regional confrontation beginning along the...
In notable stand, Israel’s ambassador to US says ‘trans rights are human rights’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
At Pride event hosted by embassy, Michael Herzog calls to stand up against those who spread 'intolerance and bigotry' targeting LGBTQ community in the US and Israel
Meta won’t say what happened to taxpayer data it may have illegally collected (arstechnica.com)
One tax preparer said the scandal likely impacts every user of its services.
Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data – The Markup (themarkup.org)
The investigation was opened in response to work published last year by The Markup
Does Soy Really Lower Testosterone Levels? - Great Green Wall (www.greatgreenwall.org)
Looking at more recent findings, you will find that the myth has been debunked. However, there is still confusion surrounding the use, and the conflicting evidence makes it hard to determine whether soy is a testosterone's friend or foe. So, I deep-dived into research to find out whether soy really lowers testosterone levels.
Israel's 'Day of Disruption': Protests break out at Ben-Gurion (www.jpost.com)
Roads were blocked across Israel as protesters demonstrated against the passage of the reasonableness standard bill.
Threads is All The Worst Parts of Twitter And Instagram in One Very Bad App (www.vice.com)
The Facebook company’s new social platform is like Twitter, but for celebrities, brands, and annoying people.
About to start rolling out wave 2 of Artemis beta 👀
LET'S GO
Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation (www.bbc.com)
False and misleading claims about the war in Ukraine are being widely shared.
Poll: Almost 70% of Russians want Putin re-elected in 2024 (kyivindependent.com)
According to a recent poll conducted by the Russian Levada Center, 68% of surveyed Russian citizens want Vladimir Putin to be re-elected in the 2024 presidential election.
LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site (www.politico.eu)
Organizers say police refused to protect them.
‘We’ve seen this before’: Growing fears after German county elects far-right leader (www.timesofisrael.com)
After win last month by member of 'proven right-wing extremist' AfD branch, Jewish head of Thuringia domestic intelligence agency says will emigrate if party joins state gov't
Opinion: 500 days of the Ukraine war – and scapegoating (www.jewishnews.co.uk)
Putin has been eager to retain the support of the Russian far-right — and antisemitism has been weaponised to further this agenda, writes Colin Shindler
Signs that the Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory (nypost.com)
“Heat sets the pace of our climate in so many ways … it’s never just the heat,” said Kim Cobb, a climate scientist at Brown University.
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app – report (www.theguardian.com)
The adtech industry tracks most of what you do on the Internet. This file shows just how much. (netzpolitik.org)
The advertising industry has more than 650,000 labels to target people. Reading through them reveals how even the most sensitive aspects of our life are monitored. EU-based data brokers play a vital role in this system.
Rise of the far-right underminesLGBTQI+ rights in Europe (www.euronews.com)
As Pride month draws to a close, activists warn public debate on a number of issues is becoming increasingly polarised and violent.
Are you going to try Meta's Threads? (www.theverge.com)
Will people here use/try Meta’s #threads when available? Would love to know the reasons or if it would be just for fun/curiosity....
MDR-Umfrage: AfD in Thüringen bei 34 Prozent - Linke, SPD und Grüne zusammen bei 35 Prozent | MDR.DE (www.mdr.de) German
Wäre am Sonntag Landtagswahl in Thüringen, läge die AfD nach einer aktuellen Umfrage deutlich zu und wäre damit stärkste Kraft. CDU und Linke wären fast gleichauf. Eine Regierungsbildung würde sich schwierig gestalten.
Seven big tech companies say they’re platform gatekeepers under EU law (www.theverge.com)
TikTok’s parent company joins Apple, Google and others on the list
YSK that Kbin can subscribe not only to magazines and communities, but entire instances.
This may be useful for folks looking to expand their feed. I discovered this on accident and it completely revolutionized my experience on Kbin....
US official says Chinese cloud companies like Huawei could pose threat (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that Chinese cloud computing companies like Huawei Cloud and Alibaba Cloud could pose a threat to U.S. security and vowed to review a request to add them to an export control list.
What is the Small Web? (ar.al)
Updated June 19th, 2023 Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch it! You can download Small Is Beautiful #23 directly, and watch it with your favourite video player. Small Is Beautiful (Oct, 2022): What is the Small Web and why do we need it? Today, I want to introduce you to...
Supreme Court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex couples (www.thehindu.com)
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday issued an interim order directing the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal and other relevant ministries to establish a “transitional mechanism” to ensure the registration of marriages for “same-sex and non-traditional heterosexual couples”.